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By JAKE CHASTAIN | Daniel Sarafian did not disappoint in his performance tonight as he went out and dominantly submitted Eddie Mendez in the opening minutes of the first round. Sarafian started the fight and ended the fight with constant pressure. He took the pace of the fight from the opening bell, threw a few...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Wow! What a quick, exciting, and impressive performance for Rony Jason. I didn’t expect it to be that quick, but it ended just I suspected it would; Rony Jason finishing the fight in impressive fashion. The fight began with Wilkinson not wanting to touch gloves with the home-town boy in Jason....

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Brian Bowles was defeated by knock-out two weeks ago by George Roop at UFC 160. Following that loss, which was his second in a row, Bowles apparently failed his post-fight drug test horribly. According to an email sent to MMAmania.com from Keith Kizer, who is the Executive Director of the NSAC, Bowles failed...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | This week on BJPenn.com Radio our boys George and Pedro welcomed on newly-named number one UFC lightweight contender, TJ Grant. Grant, who is fresh off of the heels of his knock-out performance over Gray Maynard, is now officially set to face UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at UFC 164 on August...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Bellator light heavyweight contender King Mo Lawal recently talked with FightHype.com‘s Percy Crawford about his upcoming fight on June 19th with Seth Petruzelli. King Mo, who is coming into the fight after suffering a loss to Emanuel Newton via spinning back-fist, talked about the strengths and dangers of Petruzelli and how he wants to...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Last Sunday our boys over at Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio invited BJJ stand-out Jimmy Harbison onto the show. Harbison is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Master Lloyd Irvin who gained notoriety in the grappling circuit after he won the 3 major tournaments in the IBJJF circuit in the brown belt division (European Open, Pan American...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | We just broke word that WSOF had inked former TUF 13 lightweight alum Keon Caldwell moments ago. Then, breaking almost immediately after was news that World Series of Fighting has also signed undefeated lightweight Lewis Gonzalez to a multi-fight deal. MMAJunkie.com first confirmed the news with his manager, Dave Hirschbein. Financial terms...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | This week on Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio our boys invited Alliance MMA coach, Bellator commentator, and former King of the Cage heavyweight champ & mixed martial artist Manny Rodriguez onto the show. During his segment on the show Rodriguez touched on several topics ranging from Bellator’s upcoming summer shows, his coaching role at Alliance MMA, Bellator Champion Michael Chandler’s upcoming title...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | It’s been a huge day for Bellator FC. Early this morning we found out that Quinton Jackson had inked a deal with the organization and shortly after rumors started circulating that former UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo was working on a deal with the SPIKE TV based organization. Now, according to MMA...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | This week on Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio our boys invited Alliance MMA coach, Bellator commentator, and former King of the Cage heavyweight champ & mixed martial artist Manny Rodriguez onto the show. During his segment on the show Rodriguez touched on several topics ranging from Bellator’s upcoming summer shows, his coaching role at Alliance MMA, Bellator Champion Michael Chandler’s upcoming...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Word has hit the media wire that a meeting between the state athletic commissions next month could determine whether or not combat sports regulators adopt the World Anti- Doping Agency’s more relaxed rules regarding testing for marijuana in combat sports. That, in turn, could be good news for some MMA fighters....

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Jason “Mayhem” Miller was a guest on The MMA Hour yesterday and, of course, the former UFC fighter gave an entertaining interview, to say the least. He didn’t break anything or storm off of the set of the show this time but he did give some really interesting and entertaining stories...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Chris Weidman almost had a breakdown when he heard the rumors that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva had an injured rib that would put his title fight with Weidman on hold…and I don’t think anybody blamed the “All American” for “freaking out” over the news. However, the news of Silva’s injured...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | This week on Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio our boys invited Alliance MMA coach, Bellator commentator, and former King of the Cage heavyweight/ mixed martial artist Manny Rodriguez onto the show. During his segment on the show Rodriguez touched on several topics ranging from Bellator’s upcoming summer shows, his coaching role at Alliance MMA, and his...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Over the weekend a few sources leaked that the UFC is working to place TUF alum Clint Hester against TUF Brazil winner Cezar Ferreira at UFC 163 at the end of the summer. Brazilian news outlet SporTV Globo first reported news of the match up on Friday (May 31, 2013); However, UFC officials have...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Ronda Rousey gets her tenacity from her mother, that’s for sure. Rousey has stated in the past that her mother is one of the biggest influences in her life and she has learned to fight under the guidance of her mother, Dr. Ann Maria Rousey DeMars. DeMars was the first American...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Word hit the news circuit today that recent TUF contestant Robert McDaniel is slated to take on Swedish fighter Magnus Cedenblad on August 28th at UFC on FOX Sports 1: 2 in Indianapolis. Brazilian news source Ataque Total first reported the news. The card is scheduled to be headlined by a rematch...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | We caught word today that Irish fighting sensation Conor McGregor (13-2 MMA) has finally found an opponent for the upcoming UFC on FOX Sports 1 debut on August 17th in Boston. UFC officials sent out a release today stating that TUF veteran Andy Ogle (9-2 MMA) and McGregor have verbally agreed...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Cung Le has been one of the most shocking and exciting imports from the Strikeforce recruits so far as he has put together two straight wins inside the UFC octagon over top talents in Patrick Cote and Rich Franklin. However, Le has been fairly quiet since his impressive KO of Rich...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | Newly signed World Series of Fighting lightweight, Jacob Volkmann, recently sat down for an exclusive interview with MMA.TV’s guest blogger, Jack Brown, to discuss a variety of topics ranging from his time in the UFC, the payment fighters should receive, and the newest chapter of his career as he prepares for...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | The legend has spoken. Dan Henderson heads into UFC 161 as half of the newly named main-event as he takes on former UFC light heavyweight champion Rahsad Evans. Both men will walk into the fight on June 15th having dropped their last fight and a win for each fighter is essential...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | All of us here at BJPenn.com understand and realize how amazing of an athlete BJ Penn really is. Aside from The Prodigy’s athleticism and skills inside the UFC cage the man is a living legend in the fight world because of the passion and love he has for martial arts. After...

By JAKE CHASTAIN |Yesterday we caught word that former UFC and Strikeforce welterweight Paul “Semtex” Daley was having troubles with his new MMA home of Bellator. This is just adding to the fire that is already burning under Bellator’s belly when taking into account the entire Eddie Alvarez situation that is still yet to be...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | UFC 161 has experienced a lot of changes over this past week. Fighters have gotten hurt, replacements have been set, and the main event was even changed. With all of that said and done it’s now time to focus on the important stuff…the fights that ARE happening. Rashad Evan vs. Dan...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | There is no such thing as an easy title fight. Benson Henderson knows this first hand. That’s part of the reason every single one of Henderson’s UFC title fights have gone the distance. The competition level is the highest of highs when you’re a UFC Champion. Henderson is one of the...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones went to visit his doctor today and the outcome was quite pleasing for all those fans that are tired of seeing champions sidelined for long periods of time due to injuries. That probably won’t be the case with Jones. Coming off of his UFC 159...

By Jake Chastain | It was made official today that UFC bantamweight #1 contender Eddie Wineland was taken off of the UFC 161 card completely. He was originally slated to face off with Renan Baroa on June 15th for the UFC interim bantamweight title at the upcoming 161 event but an injury to Baroa (torn...

By Jake Chastain | The UFC has called upon a newcomer to step in and face Sam Stout at next month’s UFC 161 event in Winnipeg. Former WEC fighter James Krause (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been announced as the UFC’s replacement for the injured Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-3-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC).Vallie-Flagg’s injury was announced by the UFC in...

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